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Success Is About Four Things: Money, Time, Relationships, and Service

Success Is About Four Things: Money, Time, Relationships, and Service

A wise man once told me that we all have just Four Legacies to leave future generations. The first legacy is Financial Freedom. This involves spending less than you make, investing the balance, and creating a bigger life, not necessarily a bigger lifestyle. The second legacy is Time Freedom or the ability to take time for yourself and others. This leads to the third legacy which is Relationship Freedom and the desire to build solid, long-lasting, engaged relationships. And lastly, the first three can’t help but lead to Service Freedom – and we’re all here to be of service to one another. Let’s get started...

Money Freedom

Money Freedom

Money Freedom is elusive for most people. It’s because society has taught us to want everything we want, and believe that we can have it right away. We’re a 24-easy monthly payment society and it’s the root cause of the economy today. Money Freedom doesn’t have to be elusive... in fact, it can be closer than you think. The key is playing the game we all play with money by the rules of winners, not of losers. It’s about changing your mindset. Ready to play The Money Game to win?

Time Freedom

Time Freedom

Time Freedom is more than how many days off a year do you have. It’s about having the ability to create efficiencies within your life that allow you more free time to do what you wish. It’s about realizing that there are aspects of what you do that you can outsource to other people and new technologies. And most importantly, time freedom allows you to pursue what you really, really deep down want to do. And what might that be...?

Relationship Freedom

Relationship Freedom

Relationship Freedom at its’ core is adding more value to other people than you can possibly ever expect to get in return. It’s the philosophies behind books like The Go-Giver, Never Eat Alone, and How To Win Friends And Influence People. And at the heart of Relationship Freedom is a P.O.W.E.R. that most people never get to fully access. Give me one hour of your time and you’ll know exactly how to access it...

Service Freedom

Service Freedom

Service Freedom is a very simple concept. It’s the idea that we are all placed on this earth to be of service to one another in some way. While it’s true that each of us has a very unique set of skills, interests, hobbies, and values, our uniqueness is the gateway to help other people achieve everything they want to achieve. The challenge is achieving the first three legacies in order to live in Service Freedom forever. Those that do, never ever want for money, time, or relationships. Interested...?

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It Pays To Be Organized! PDF Print E-mail
Written by Adam Carroll   
Wednesday, 10 March 2010 03:33

Tax time sucks.... for most people.  For me, it's sort of like the culmination of a year's worth of 10 minutes here and 15 minutes there of receipt entry, filing of invoices and check copies, and a moderate amount of record keeping when it comes to meetings.

I cannot accept all praise and admiration for my tax prep handiwork.  I've been working with the same tax guy for the past 12 years and I can honestly say he has single-handedly helped me preserve more cash in my business than any other professional, book, or mentor.  

And his "system" that is readily available to the general public (though not widely used) is based on the reverse of a tax audit.  They ask for receipts and records, I can produce them.  That's the general theme of the system.  It consists of Quick Books Pro and a hard filing system where all of my receipts go once I've entered them into QBP.  Every day when I receive receipts for money spent in the business, they go on a receipt stick (like the kind you see at a Cafe).  Then, on Friday mornings, all those receipts get plugged into Quick Books Pro.  No more than 15 minutes, tops, per week.  

Bada boom.  Bada bing.

And the result?  Well, let's just put it this way -- I pay exactly what I owe in taxes and not a red cent more.  

If you're interested in finding out more, check out my tax man's website: www.taxualhealing.com.  Catchy, dontcha think?

Catch this -- taxes are one of the two greatest expenses you'll ever have in life.  It might just pay to get organized and write off some of those receipts you tossed yesterday.

--AC

 
We are what we habitually do PDF Print E-mail
Written by Adam Carroll   
Thursday, 18 February 2010 16:41

I was having a discussion with a friend of mine the other day about consistency (and my occasional lack thereof).  I'm the kind of entrepreneur that thrives on things being a little different every day.  So, while I schedule my days for the most part, there's a little bit of 'whatever's clever' in the middle of my day or towards the end.  Usually, it becomes the time that I utilize to handle family stuff that comes up unannounced -- having kids will do that!

According to Aristotle -- "We are what we habitually do." 

He goes on to add that excellence is not an act, but a habit.  I left that part out of the quote because excellence isn't always guaranteed when you are habitual.  After all, there are habitual smokers, habitual gamblers, habitual complainers.

Ultimately, the measure of a person's excellence is how habitual are they about the things that are extremely important to them.  If someone habitually blogs every day or every other day, they are practicing the habits of being an excellent blogger.  Similarly, an excellent writer is someone who commits to the consistency of writing on a daily basis (and as a result gets better and better at writing).  I always marvel at my wife who is extremely consistent about getting up and working out 4 days a week.  Most times, I just don't have the drive to do it!  (And as a result, am not in "excellent" shape -- but I'm no slouch either...)

So, the question of the day becomes, what is it that you habitually do?  

Complain?

Criticize?

Worry?

Give thanks?

Spread cheer?

Compliment people?

Make a decision to be habitual about the things that really matter, and as a result, experience the excellence that comes along with it.  

My commitment to consistency?  I'm glad you asked.

Being a great Dad.  Being a great husband.  Being a supportive entrepreneur.  Being a student and a teacher.  Beyond that, I'm working on the daily writing, blogging, and working out.  Excellence takes time, no?

 

 
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